Eager early adopters recently descended upon a Mexico City cafe where their eyes were scanned by a futuristic sphere, part of an ambitious project that ultimately seeks to create a unique digital identification for everyone on the planet.
Eager early adopters recently descended upon a Mexico City cafe where their eyes were scanned by a futuristic sphere, part of an ambitious project that ultimately seeks to create a unique digital identification for everyone on the planet.
Mexico is one of nearly three dozen countries where participants are allowing the sphere, outfitted with cameras and dubbed an orb, to scan their iris. The project’s goal is to distinguish people from bots online, while doling out a cryptocurrency bonus as a incentive to participate.
The so-called Worldcoin project is a biometric verification tool led by Sam Altman, the chief executive of Open AI, and the crypto company he co-founded, Tools for Humanity.
Its been here for decades. It was already mandatory to provide an iris scan upon arrival in the US back when I visited New York in 2013. At the time, I was already baffled it was a requirement and wasn’t happy, but at that moment there is nothing else to do then comply. The US probably has a very big iris scan, fingerprint and passport database of at least the western world.
Is this a NY only thing? I’ve never once had to do an iris scan for anything, and have a passport, DL, and everything (US citizen). I also haven’t heard of anyone traveling here needing to it, though maybe it just never came up in conversation.
Also, as for replacing passports, international travel still requires one but for domestic travel, you can get a regular ID/DL in many states that acts as an ID at airports without the need of a passport.
Biometrics are only required for certain non-citizens. Canadians aren’t required to provide while visiting the US unless opting for an express pre-clearance NEXUS pass.
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Its been here for decades. It was already mandatory to provide an iris scan upon arrival in the US back when I visited New York in 2013. At the time, I was already baffled it was a requirement and wasn’t happy, but at that moment there is nothing else to do then comply. The US probably has a very big iris scan, fingerprint and passport database of at least the western world.
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No clue, I’m a Dutch citizen. Do your require to do an iris scan to get a passport in the USA? Might be covered there.
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Thanks for the insight!
Is this a NY only thing? I’ve never once had to do an iris scan for anything, and have a passport, DL, and everything (US citizen). I also haven’t heard of anyone traveling here needing to it, though maybe it just never came up in conversation.
Also, as for replacing passports, international travel still requires one but for domestic travel, you can get a regular ID/DL in many states that acts as an ID at airports without the need of a passport.
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Biometrics are only required for certain non-citizens. Canadians aren’t required to provide while visiting the US unless opting for an express pre-clearance NEXUS pass.